Entry:
Jackson-Beeck, Marilyn and Sobal, Jeff, "The Social World of Heavy Viewers," Journal of Broadcasting, 24 (Winter, 1980), 5-11.
Abstract:
Heavy television users are more likely to be out of the job market and less likely to belong to social groups. Heavy viewers tend to be under 30, married, and have children. Lighter viewers are better educated and wealthier.
GSS Years:1975, 1977, 1978
Other Data Sets:
SRC 1968
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |
| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |